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Ben Cross

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Biography

Ben Cross (16 December 1947 - 18 August 2020) was a British actor of the stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of the British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire and as Sarek in the 2009 reboot film Star Trek.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Paperhouse

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Star Trek

As Sarek

Undisputed II: Last Man Standing

As Steven Parker

Chariots of Fire

As Harold Abrahams

Exorcist: The Beginning

As Semelier

Wicked Little Things

As Aaron Hanks

Viking Quest

As King Orn

Jack the Giant Killer

As Agent Hinton

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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Escapes from Broken Realities

A journey through films where children and the childlike build imaginative refuges from fractured worlds, celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Terry Gilliam...

8 films

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Collaborators & neighbours

Acted

Master of Dark Shadows

2019 · Self

Viking Quest

2014 · King Orn

Jack the Giant Killer

2013 · Agent Hinton

Star Trek

2009 · Sarek

Wicked Little Things

2006 · Aaron Hanks

Undisputed II: Last Man Standing

2006 · Steven Parker

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2005 · Anatoly Grishin

Exorcist: The Beginning

2004 · Semelier

Paperhouse

1988 · Dad

Chariots of Fire

1981 · Harold Abrahams